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Michael Luck

Professor Michael Luck

Visiting Professor of Computer Science

Research interests

  • Computer science

Biography

Michael Luck is currently a visiting Professor of Computer Science, and served as the Director of King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence from 2022 to 2023, and Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training on Safe and Trusted Artificial Intelligence from 2019 to 2022. He also served as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences from 2013 to 2020, and was Head of the Department of Informatics from 2011 to 2013, where he also worked in the Distributed Artificial Intelligence group, undertaking research into agent technologies and intelligent systems. He is Scientific Advisor to the Board for Aerogility and member of the AI Advisory Board for ContactEngine

His work has sought to take a principled approach to the development of practical agent systems, and spans: formal models for intelligent agents and multi-agent systems; formalisation of existing practical agent systems and theories; information-based agent applications in domains such as genome analysis; norms and institutions; trust and reputation; agent infrastructure; declarative programming of agent systems; agent-oriented software engineering; and industrial deployment and technology forecasting.

Professor Luck has published over 300 articles in these and related areas, and twelve books (including monographs, textbooks, and edited collections); he was lead author of the AgentLink roadmaps in 2003 and 2005. According to Google Scholar, he has an h-index of 53. 

He is co-Editor-in-Chief of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, the premier agents journal, was a director of the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (IFAAMAS) 2008-2014, co-founder of the European Multi-Agent Systems (EUMAS) workshop series (and served as its Steering Committee's first Chair), co-founder and Chair of the Steering Committee of the UK Multi-Agent Systems Workshops (UKMAS), and a Steering Committee member for the Central and Eastern European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (CEEMAS). Professor Luck was a member of the Executive Committee of AgentLink III, the European Network of Excellence for Agent-Based Computing, having previously been the Director of AgentLink II. He is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering as well as the SpringerBriefs in Intelligent Systems series. He was previously a member of the editorial boards of Web Intelligence and Agent Systems and ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems, and was series editor for Artech House's Agent Oriented Systems book series. He was General Co-Chair of the Ninth International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2010), held in Toronto, Canada in May 2010. 

From 2000 through 2006, Professor Luck was based in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, and from 1993 until 2000 in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick. He studied in the Departments of Computer Science at University College London and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

    Research

    AI network
    Distributed Artificial Intelligence

    The group explores the use of AI in social and economic contexts where an intelligent entity may be interacting with other entities.

    News

    Report warns of potential AI has to perpetuate health inequalities

    Dr Richard Siow, Director of Ageing Research at King’s, presented a landmark report exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare to the...

    Professor David Attwell, Dariel Burdass and Dr Richard Siow

    'Inspirational, informative and thought-provoking': King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence

    King’s opened its doors to the public to explore the latest AI developments at this five-day festival.

    AI Festival AI Panel Auditorium 2

    'Look beneath the hood of AI'- Siddharth Khajuria and Professor Michael Luck in conversation

    As two major exhibitions about artificial intelligence open at King’s, Professor Michael Luck, Director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and...

    Sidd and Michael - AI In Conversation

    Exhibition launch: 'The debate on AI will continue and intensify'

    A new exhibition from King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence is showcasing the potential for new and emerging applications for AI, as well as providing...

    exhibition wall

    King's scientists explore the effects of AI on human life

    Bringing the Human to the Artificial presents cutting-edge AI research at King’s.

    Bringing the Human to the Artificial

    New season at Science Gallery London explores the ethics of AI

    King’s flagship public gallery Science Gallery London announces ‘AI: Who’s Looking After Me?’, a new major exhibition and public events programme exploring...

    text reading AI who's looking after me with pink background and plant and motherboard on the right

    King's to bring its AI expertise to The Alan Turing Institute

    King’s has today been announced as a member of the new Turing University Network launched by the Alan Turing Institute – the UK’s national institute for data...

    Illustration of artificial intelligence inside a brain

    New exhibition explores artificial intelligence and automated decision-making

    Bringing the Human to the Artificial showcases the breadth of artificial intelligence research at King’s and explores the challenges society must confront.

    image with blue background and coloured spotlights reading bringing the human to the artificial: artificial intelligence at King's

    Professor Michael Luck elected fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence

    Professor Michael Luck, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted AI, has been elected a 2020...

    Professor Michael Luck

    Events

    24MayData Blue Green Lines BTHTTA AdobeStock_213051490

    Bringing the Human to the Artificial: An AI Panel

    Experts from a range of AI fields join Michael Luck, Director of the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence, to consider key AI developments, issues and...

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      AI network
      Distributed Artificial Intelligence

      The group explores the use of AI in social and economic contexts where an intelligent entity may be interacting with other entities.

      News

      Report warns of potential AI has to perpetuate health inequalities

      Dr Richard Siow, Director of Ageing Research at King’s, presented a landmark report exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare to the...

      Professor David Attwell, Dariel Burdass and Dr Richard Siow

      'Inspirational, informative and thought-provoking': King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence

      King’s opened its doors to the public to explore the latest AI developments at this five-day festival.

      AI Festival AI Panel Auditorium 2

      'Look beneath the hood of AI'- Siddharth Khajuria and Professor Michael Luck in conversation

      As two major exhibitions about artificial intelligence open at King’s, Professor Michael Luck, Director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and...

      Sidd and Michael - AI In Conversation

      Exhibition launch: 'The debate on AI will continue and intensify'

      A new exhibition from King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence is showcasing the potential for new and emerging applications for AI, as well as providing...

      exhibition wall

      King's scientists explore the effects of AI on human life

      Bringing the Human to the Artificial presents cutting-edge AI research at King’s.

      Bringing the Human to the Artificial

      New season at Science Gallery London explores the ethics of AI

      King’s flagship public gallery Science Gallery London announces ‘AI: Who’s Looking After Me?’, a new major exhibition and public events programme exploring...

      text reading AI who's looking after me with pink background and plant and motherboard on the right

      King's to bring its AI expertise to The Alan Turing Institute

      King’s has today been announced as a member of the new Turing University Network launched by the Alan Turing Institute – the UK’s national institute for data...

      Illustration of artificial intelligence inside a brain

      New exhibition explores artificial intelligence and automated decision-making

      Bringing the Human to the Artificial showcases the breadth of artificial intelligence research at King’s and explores the challenges society must confront.

      image with blue background and coloured spotlights reading bringing the human to the artificial: artificial intelligence at King's

      Professor Michael Luck elected fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence

      Professor Michael Luck, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted AI, has been elected a 2020...

      Professor Michael Luck

      Events

      24MayData Blue Green Lines BTHTTA AdobeStock_213051490

      Bringing the Human to the Artificial: An AI Panel

      Experts from a range of AI fields join Michael Luck, Director of the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence, to consider key AI developments, issues and...

      Please note: this event has passed.